You just finished a cup of very strong coffee, which causes your body to have a general feeling of arousal. That afternoon, you walk past a cemetery where several people are crying at a graveside. According to Schachter and Singer, which of the following would most likely occur?
A. Your emotion would be happy in spite of the scene at the graveside.
B. You would work very hard to control your emotion.
C. Your emotion would be sad, since the context would affect your labeling.
D. Your emotional state would be impossible to predict.
Answer: C
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A. unconditioned stimulus B. conditioned stimulus C. unconditioned response D. conditioned response
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A. flavored drink group; unflavored drink group B. high-calorie group; zero-calorie group C. zero-calorie group; high-calorie group D. unflavored drink group; flavored drink group
When you are given a free sample, there is some feeling of obligation to buy the product. This is known as the
a. norm of reciprocity b. bystander effect c. foot-in-the-door effect d. opinion conformity
Erik Erikson used the term _________ to refer to the aspect of psychological development that involves experimentation with different roles, values, beliefs, and relationships
A) psychological moratorium B) psychological transcendence C) role diffusion D) identity achievement